[ubuntu-uk] Running a .run file -- Permission denied & command not found

[doug livesey]

Hi -- I'm trying to install Shoes (http://shoooes.net/) on Ubuntu Ibex, and
am running into a few problems.
The way to install Shoes on a Linux system is with a .run file, and the
instructions there say little more than double-click it.
When I try that, I get gedit complaining that it can't read the character
encoding of the file, so I think that it's time to try the trusty terminal,
with little concern for the flagrant alliteration.
The .run file is saved in a subdir of my home directory, btw, and was saved
to there by the current user (me).

When I try "./shoes2.run", I get the following output: "bash: ./shoes2.run:
Permission denied".
So, for completeness' sake, I try "sudo ./shoes.run", and then get: "sudo:
./shoes2.run: command not found".

Can anyone advise me on what to try next?
Thanks very much,
   Doug.
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